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EU tackles global nutrition

On 6 March, Alliance2015 – a group of seven European development agencies including Concern Worldwide – hosted a discussion on global nutrition.

EU’s approach to nutrition

The talks focused on the role of the European Union and its approach to nutrition, including new ways of building stronger community resilience to under-nutrition. This requires a long-term approach, based on partnership with local communities, donors and national government. In addition, the recent EU commitments to resilience and nutrition must be followed by strong action plans.

Ireland’s commitment

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Joe Costello, insisted that helping vulnerable communities to be more resilient is dependent on forging stronger links between the development and humanitarian agendas of the EU. He said that Ireland is committed to ensuring that access to adequate food and nutrition is given appropriate consideration. This will be reflected in a new framework post Millennium Development Goals in 2015.

Key partnerships

We need to take the words: capacity, knowledge, empowerment and rights and turn them into action. We need to implement them and back them up with money and leadership. Though we are speaking in the context of the EU, all of us who work in development can play a role in maintaining the political profile of nutrition, demonstrating results, and in doing this, scale up our collective action.

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Concern Worldwide (UK) is a Company Limited By Guarantee And Not Having A Share Capital (Registered in England and Wales with registered number 4323646) which has been granted Charitable Status by The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Registered Number 1092236) and The Office of The Scottish Charity Regulator (Registered Number SCO38107). The Registered Offices of Concern Worldwide (UK) are 13/14 Calico House, Plantation Wharf, London, SW11 3TN. Concern Worldwide (UK) is a subsidiary organisation of Concern Worldwide an Irish Registered Charity.